On the fence as to whether or not you should buy an Apple TV for your living room? Feeling a little constrained by the device’s restrictions? From upping your unit’s hard drive to getting it to run unsupported video codecs, these hacks will make your $299 purchase worth the splurge.

Major props to the guys at AwkwardTV who found a way to boot Apple TV from an external USB drive. Why is this cool? It means you can now hack Apple TV without having to crack open the box.

One of Apple TV’s most disappointing traits is its inability to play nice with different video formats. But that doesn’t mean you’re stuck with MPEG-4 and H.264. Follow these instructions and soon you’ll be able to add XviD and perhaps a few other video codecs to your new white box.

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